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Bootlegger · pre-Prohibition manuscripts (1850–1917)
1850s · New Orleans
Sazerac
Rye whiskey · Old Fashioned
1880s · Louisville
Old Fashioned
Bourbon or rye · Old Fashioned
1880s · New York
Manhattan
Rye whiskey · Coupe
1917 · New York
Aviation
London Dry gin · Coupe
1920s · Paris (Hotel Ritz)
Bee's Knees
London Dry gin · Coupe
1930 · London
Corpse Reviver No. 2
London Dry gin · Coupe
1903 · London
Hanky Panky
London Dry gin · Coupe
early 1900s · Philadelphia
Clover Club
London Dry gin · Coupe
early 1900s · New Jersey
Jack Rose
Applejack · Coupe
1906 · New York
Bronx
London Dry gin · Coupe
1920s · Lima
Pisco Sour
Pisco · Coupe
1937 · New Orleans
Vieux Carré
Rye whiskey · Old Fashioned
Prohibition-era · Detroit
Last Word
London Dry gin · Coupe
1920s · Havana
Mary Pickford
White rum · Coupe
1850s · New Orleans
Brandy Crusta
Cognac · Coupe with sugar rim
1927 · Paris
Boulevardier
Bourbon · Coupe or rocks
Mixologist · the modern craft canon (1972–today)
2005 · Manhattan
Penicillin
Blended Scotch · Old Fashioned
2007 · Chicago
Paper Plane
Bourbon · Coupe
2011 · Manhattan
Naked & Famous
Mezcal · Coupe
2009 · New York
Trinidad Sour
Angostura bitters · Coupe
2008 · Manhattan
Final Ward
Rye whiskey · Coupe
2002 · Manhattan
Gold Rush
Bourbon · Old Fashioned
2007 · Manhattan
Oaxaca Old Fashioned
Tequila and mezcal · Old Fashioned
1978 · Kuala Lumpur
Jungle Bird
Dark rum · Highball
1972 · Milan
Negroni Sbagliato
Prosecco · Old Fashioned
1983 · London
Espresso Martini
Vodka · Coupe
1950s · Padua
Aperol Spritz
Aperol · Wine glass
1990 · San Francisco
Tommy's Margarita
Reposado tequila · Rocks
2002 · Manhattan
Whiskey Smash
Bourbon · Old Fashioned
Guides & primers